David Ogilvy’s 1982 advice on how to write Including point 4, that using jargon is the “hallmark of a pretentious ass” https://t.co/RDRRMb1KsI

as every brand floods the zone w/ personalized and ever-optimized content, where will our preferences shift? when anything becomes commoditized and ubiquitous, humans tend to crave the opposite. perhaps "the creator economy" will shift to a "meaning economy?" https://t.co/2Fdsx1oyZa

The formulas for “success” and “failure” are the same It’s the application of small actions/inactions consistently over a long time horizon The difference between these two are the infinite small decisions you make on a daily basis - those little wins compound in dramatic ways

The sub-optimal done consistently trumps the optimal done sporadically. Can't talk about that endlessly on podcasts though.

“Merch” is dead (allegedly) so people are really just going back to concept of apparel. Streetwear is no longer counter culture. Like running, it’s been a bit co-opted. Funny enough it’s the upstart running brands that have co-opted streetwear culture. Clothes are clothes outside of high fashion at this point. High fashion are “pieces” again In... See more

from “If” by Rudyard Kipling the highlighted stanzas are written inside the Wimbledon Centre Court players’ entrance https://t.co/zZm7MFUtcZ

"The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. I believe that it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him … we must live for the future, not for our own comfort or success.” – Admiral Rickover

Can’t ever get this image out of my head… Great writers write musically.

the whole list is so good